The Kerala Story producer Vipul Shah on why he stopped working with Akshay Kumar

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar and filmmaker Vipul Shah have previously collaborated on multiple films together, including features such as Waqt: The Race Against Time and Namastey London. However, the two have not worked together for a long time.Speaking about the same, director and producer Shah said that while he enjoyed working with Akshay, he wanted to work with other people as well.

Vipul Shah told News18, “When I look back now, I think that it was a very long period when we continuously worked together on a non-stop basis. Then I realised that I need to work with other actors as well and that it would be a good idea for both him and me. That’s when I started venturing out.”

Working with Akshay became like second nature. So, every time I was writing something or thinking of a subject, it was a natural thing for me to think of him. I started writing my characters keeping in mind Akshay’s style,” Shah added.

Shah, who recently bankrolled the controversial The Kerala Story, said that he is still open to working with Akshay Kumar again sometime in the future: “We’re both busy and whenever there’s an opportunity, I can assure everyone that we’ll work together…There’s no hard feeling. I don’t fight with anybody. I’m a very peace-loving and happy person. I’ve never had any fights in my entire career.”

On the work front, Shah produced box office success The Kerala Story, while Akshay was last seen in the box office failure Selfie alongside Emraan Hashmi. He has OMG 2, The Great Indian Rescue and Hera Pheri 3 in the pipeline.

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